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owner in appearance. This morning we were awakened at an early 
hour bv a servant of the Ras, who informed us that his master had 
gone on a hunting party, but that he would return here in the af- 
ternoon. Mr. Salt proposed to set off on his journey towards Axum, 
and after having taken a little milk by way of a breakfast, left Muc- 
cullah with his attendants about seven o'clock. 
" Being now left by myself, without a single creature around me to 
whom I could speak a word in any language so as to be understood, 
I again lay down and slept, having had little or no rest during the 
night, owing to vermin of all kinds, with which the place swarmed. 
1 imagine I did not awake till twelve or one o'clock, when Guebra 
Eyatt, a boy of the Ras, brought some maize and bread, and some 
heated ghee, which I could not eat. I confess that now, almost for the 
first time in my life, I found myself rather uncomfortable, being 
absolutely precluded from conversation with a single individual ; 
nor was my situation likely to be improved on the return of the 
Ras, unless there should happen to be some one in the train capable 
of speaking a little broken Arabic. 
At four P. M. a messenger arrived from the Ras, who by signs 
and gestures led me to understand that dinner was ready, and my 
company was requested. I returned with this good man to the Ras, 
and found him sitting on his couch, with all his head people about 
him ; he seated me by his side, and fed me very kindly with fish, 
fruit, bread, and vegetables. After I had eaten a sufficient quantity, 
I was obliged by nods, winks, and smiles, to inform the Ras of 
the circumstance, for fear of being choaked with kindness. The 
maize went round cheerfully, and the Ras and company were in 
the highest spirits and good humour. 
